Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend (8-10 January)

THEATRE

Aladdin
Friday & Saturday, Victory Hall, Broadclyst
Broadclyst Theatre Group transports you to Old Peking for the most popular Arabian Nights magical tale of Aladdin. There you’ll be met by the irascible widow Twanky and entertained by Peking’s giant Kung Fu Panda. A fun show for all the family. Performances at 7.30pm and a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm. Tickets £9, children under 12 £5 from Broadclyst Post Office and online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/broadclyst

Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk
Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
The year is 1944. In the depths of a dusty larder in the bombed ruins of an Exeter restaurant, Eloise finds a beautiful, golden whisk. But when she clutches the shimmering relic, she unleashes an ancient curse.   www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Exeter Little Theatre Company head off on a magic carpet ride to the land of the thousand and one Arabian Nights in the company of the good, but not very clever Ali Baba and his many friends. Panto fun is guaranteed for all as we join the hapless Ali on his adventures through the desert to find the secret treasure hidden in the Robbers’ Cave, where he can claim riches beyond his wildest dreams. Help Ali and his friends to discover the magical treasure and outwit the forty rather nasty thieves. http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/ali-baba/

Exe Burlesque
Saturday, 8pm, Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Barnfield Bar Presents a night of fun and frolicking Burlesque hosted by The Rev JD. Tickets £7.50.  Adults only. http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/

Ebb Tide
Sunday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
A comedy-drama about two sisters and the seaside. Looking out onto the shore of a world she can’t wait to explore, Ruth can see her whole life ahead of her, she’s going to be an artist and a millionaire. She’s going to travel the world and do everything there is to do. Ruth wants to be just like her older sister Lucy but Lucy couldn’t think of anything worse. Lucy had it planned out too, her whole life one straight line going onto bigger and better… But it didn’t work out like that and now she’s coming back to the seaside and a complicated relationship with her Mother. Ruth’s plan will save both of them. They’re going to live forever. Tickets £7, £5 conc. http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/

LIVE MUSIC

Friday
John Gandys, Gandy Street, Exeter: The Sound, 9pm, free.
The Gravpevine, Exouth: FAB, 9.15pm, free.
Oak Room, Tiverton:  Dogleg, free.

Saturday
Prosect Inn, Exeter Quay: Kiss This, 9.30pm, free.
Twisted Oak, Ide: Roger Styles, 9pm, free.
The Grapevine, Exmouth: One Foot in the Groove, 9.30pm, free.
Bicton Inn, Exmouth; Malcom Horton, 5pm, free.
Black Horse Inn, Sidmouth: Blue Arse Fly, 9pm, free.

Sunday
The Strand Inn, Exmouth: Karina and the Slaves, 4pm, free.
First & Last Inn, Exmouth: Shovelhead, 6.30pm, free.
Bicton Inn, Exmouth: Shoe Size (Nick Bays and Brian Street), 3pm, free.
Sidbury Village Inn: Leanne, 9pm, fre.e

EVENTS

Mini Avocet cruises
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Exe Estuary
Join friendly RSPB guides onboard the Sea Dream for 1.5 hours (approx) to experience this fantastic spectacle of nature on one of the world's great wetlands. Cruise departs from Trout's Boatyard, Topsham. RSPB members £12, non-members £15; Wildlife Explorer members £6, child non-member £8. Booking essential at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rspb-avocet-cruises-topsham-registration-...

Topsham Community Market
Saturday, Matthew’s Hall, Topsham
A good mix of food stalls, antiques, clothes, jewellery and craft stalls, every Saturday, 8.30am-1pm.

Premiership rugby
Saturday, Sandy Park, Exeter
Exeter Chiefs take on Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership, kick off 3pm. https://ticketing2.exeterchiefs.co.uk/

EXHIBITIONS

South West Academy exhibition
From Saturday, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell Street, Honiton
Artists of the South West Academy, including many established names such as Alan Cotton and Peter Randall-Page, bring together a new body of work focusing on paintings, photographs and prints. Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm. www.thelmahulbert.co.uk

Home Front Fashions
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
The First World War was a time of momentous change for individual people, families and society, when thrift and economy in dress became increasingly important on the home front. Woollen serge and silk taffeta in dark or neutral colours were frequently worn as the availability of fabrics and dyestuffs was restricted. Practical, hard-wearing suits or ‘costumes’, and washable shirt-waister blouses became a kind of everyday uniform for women in Britain during the war. 
http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/

Whatever the Weather
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
Whatever the Weather exposes humanity’s relationship to the elements. Constantly changeable, occasionally extreme and always unpredictable, the weather has always affected our lives. Our desire to understand, predict and control the weather has led us to invoke the gods and harness science and Whatever the Weather brings together a lively mix of historical paintings and prints, artefacts, archives and the work of contemporary artists exploring this changing relationship.

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